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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-22
Fashions FOllies.

Pink is very favorite tint with Young
ladies this season. and a charming cos
tune consists of a dress of pink and
white striped Siciienne, with a bodice
and drapery of pink silk tulle, with her>
tina of lace around the half sopened boz
dice, or bretelles of velvet, with a garn-
iture of velvet pinks set at one side. A
Turkish sash of the tulle is wound twice
around the hips and fastens low on the
left side with a large cluster of pinks.
Girlish- looking toilets are made of cream
cOlored lace over surah, with belt and
bretelles of ruby, pale blue, or golden
brown velvet Others are made of white
embroidered India silk, with Madonna
waist, having half low rounding neck,
with white crepe lisse folds as a garni-
tuTe to the edge. At tie belt is a silver
girdle, with a large cluster of white roses
and maidenhair fern tn Ist through. with
stems showing far below the belt.
There is a decided return to velvet
skirts of every degree of worth, includ>
ing velyeteen in shades of gray, golden
brown. olive. and dark garnet. 1t APP
pears to be the exception rather than the
rule that the velvet ski matches in
color the rest of the costume. Thus,
with the visiting gown of mastic vigogne
there is skirt of g0lden>brown velvet,
and rich dinner toilet Of velyet,striped
faille Francise, in dove-gray aud ruby,
has killed skirt beneath of dark seal
brown plush. Olive velvet forms another
skirt, with fawn-colored csmel's hair for
the rest of the costume. The back
breadth falls in straight wine folds nearly
to the bottom of the velvet skirt, and at
the left edge is trimmed perpendicularly,
with bands of olive silk gimp of rich
pattern. On the right side the drapery is
Topped. The cOrsage which is separate
from the skirt. is cut cut square in t {
neck, with a Russian guimpe of velvet
trimmed at the edge. where it joins the
camels hair bodice. with bands of the
gimp set on like applique work. The
close sleeves are cut in in tiny square
at tae wrists, and trimmed to correspond
Fashionable young girls Of slender
build are wearing gowns this winter made
in antique fashion, with fuil>gathered
short wasted bodices, short pulled sleeves
and wide belt, around which is snugy
drawn an India silk sash, with long ends
which tie in wide bows at the back En-
suits are kid or silk gloves which reach
lar above the elbow, Louis Quinze shoes
with high heels and full bows held by
jewelled buckles on the instep. and vcl>
vet and lace handkerchief bags, held by
SILVER Chains or riDbonG, and fastened to
the left side Of the full gathered skirts of
brocade, woven 10 fine shepherdess pats
terms, snrah, yelling, or of tulIe, arranged
over skift d la ballet>glrl. These
costumes are called directoire gowns, and
they are worn at evening parties as we'll
as at fancy dress entertainments and 5
o'clock teas.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-22
4 New Giant in Paris.

Parisians in search of novelties are
promised treat in the shape of q new
giant as big rs any of the tall monsters
who figured among the grenadiers of the
Great Frederick The new Goliath is an
Austrian named Winkelmeier, who is only
u years old end stands about s feet 6
inches. His feet are 30 centimeters, or
1863 inches, and his hands about II
inches long. lie halls from Friedberg
and his parents are of ordinary height,
he himself only commencing to sprout
after he had attained Il years of age.
The owners of the hotel where the gigantic
phenomenon has put up have abandoned
the idea of providing him with ordinary
furniture us their chairs are too small
and their beds too short for youth of his
stature. To enable the son of Anak to
stretch his limbs in a comfortable manner
four beds were requisitioned by his
friends, who were obliged to arrange
them in position which should enable
him to go to sleep.-Chicago Herald.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-22

People going east from Rock Island or
entering the city from the same direc-
ton, have, no boubt, been attracted by
a number of little cottages, from appear
ance scarcely habitable, just west of the
c., B. & @. embaukment, and the Sec
ond thought has doubtless often come to
the observer, how can people live in such
places2 The houses are located on the
river bank, and it has been recently dis
covered that family by the name OF
Bross, living in one of the cottages, has
been for some time in most destitute cir
cumstsnces. and in their want, sickness
and sorrow have come, too. On Saturday
a child died of diphtheria. and another
little one is down with the same disease,
and it was in this manner that Undertak
er Knox on his sad mission discovered
the familys pitiable condition, the pride
which all humanity is heir too preventing
a revelation of their restitution, as they
had neither medical attention nor prop
er food and clothing. The authorities
have been notified and the unfortunates
will be cared for from this time
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-22
The New York Girls.

Letter in San Francisco Argondut: A
New York girl begins to fade at %. From
Is TO II she is occasionally wonderfully
lovely. She has the frail, fine beauty of
a tea rose-the highly finished beauty
which is only seen in great cities. and
which is destroyed by the same atmos-
phere that gave 1t birth. One season of
dancing, gsslight and late hours blights
the tea rose. But she makes up for its
loss by her brightness and her clothes.
She is Justly renowned for the most
stylish manners and the best made
dresses of any woman in America. A
stylish manner does not of necessity mean
the best manner, but the manner which is
most fashionable at tie moment There
are fashions in manners as there are in
clothes, and these the New York girl is
sharp as needle at seeing, and clever as a
star actress is adopting. Some years ago
that ugly fashion came in for excitable
manners, when the girls talked so fast
and gasped so you felt as it the whole
female portion Of the town spent its life
in running to catch trains In one week
they all broke out in it. Not a girl who
was anybody retained her old form of
address. Since then the English manner
has come id. Tie USE of the broad ga
fell on them like pestilence. Not an
"a was left to pursue the even tenor of
its way unmolested. The word lady"
was pronounced bad form, and woman"
substituted; gentlemen friends was boy
cotted, and men that know" took its
place. In prematuroly short time the
change was effected, and one could not
but believe that it was the work of years.
Now the languid manner is chic. The
girls who gaspcd and nearly fell INTO
spasms four years ago are half asleep TO.
day You would not believe they were
the same creatures The quick turns Of
the head, the rapid gestures of the hand,
all, all are gone into the limbo of the
past, and drowsy, magnificent languor
reigns in their stead.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-22
Going south.

Mr.. Ed. KOhn, of the wholesale liquor
firm of Kohn d Adler, will next week
remove with his family to Birmingham,
Ala. He has entered into partnership
with Mr.. F. H. Whitney. prominent
citizen of that place, under the firm name
of F. H. Whitney & Co., and will engage
in the real estate and loan business on
an extensive scale. Birmingham is q
thriving city of $4,000 inhabitants, and
within the past year has experienced a
decided boom. Vast fields of iron ore
and other mineral resources have recently
been discovered, and the future of the
Magic City" as it is termed, is very
bright Mr.. Monroe Kohn will have
charge of the liquor business here
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-22

The rafter Ed. Durant, Jr, laid up at
Saltwater, was destroyed by fire last Sat
urday afternoon; that is. all the upper
works were burned to the hull. The loss
is estimated at $4,000 The fire is be
lieved to have been the work of an incen-
diary, as the boat was bsttened up and
no fire had been built in the furnaces OF
stoves during the winter. A mans track
was found in the snow leading from the
shore to the boat, which indicated that it
was made Friday night. The boat was
not in the care of Waterman, and no
one who bad any business in connection
with the boat made the track The theory
is that the person who made the track
got through a small break in the batten>
ing and arranged slow fuse or some
kind of continuance which eventually
set the boat on fire. The steamer was
valued at 10000. The hull is unin
iured.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-22

", ID. Suit. druggist, Bippus, Ind,
testities: II can recommend Electric
bitters rs the very best remedy. Every
bottle sold has given relief in every case.
One man took six bottles, and WAS cured
of rheumatism of ten years standing,
Abraham Hare. druggist, BeilvIlle, Ohio,
affirmS: The best selling medicine |
ever handled m my 90 years experience,
is Electric bitters'" Thousands of others
have added their testimony, SO that the
verdict is unanimous that Electric hitters
do cure all diseases OF liver, kidney and
blood. Only half dollar bottle at
Hartz & Bahnsen's drug store.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-22
THERE COMES A TIME.

There comes time when we grow old.
And like q sunset down the sea
Slope gradual, and the night winds cold
Come whispering sad and chillingly;
And locks are gray
As winters day.
And eyes of saddest blue behold
The leaves oil weary drift away,
And lips of faded coral say,
There comes a time when we grow old.
There comes time when joyous hearts,
Which leaped as leaps the laughing main,
Are dead to all save memory,
As prisoner in his dungeon chain;
And dawn of day
Hath passed away,
The moon hath into darkness rolled,
And by the embers wan and gray,
l hear a yoiee in whisper say,
There comes a time when We grow old
There comes a time when manhood prime
Is shrouded in the mist of years,
And beauty, fading like dream,
Hath passed away in silent tears;
And then how dark,
But, oh! the spark
That Eindled youth to hueS of gold,
Still burns with clear and steady ray,
And fond affections, lingering say,
There comes II time when we grow old,
There comes time when laughing Spring
And golden Summer ceases to be,
And we put on the Autumn robe,
To tread the last declivty;
But row the slope,
With rosy Hope,
Beyond the sunset We behold
Another dawn with fairer light,
While watchers whisper through the night,
There comes q time when we grow old
-Florus 3. Piimpton in Commercial Gazette
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-22
WOULD BE PRESIDENT.
Would Mr.. Fred Weyerhauser OF tins
City il the Lumberman had their
wish---A Glowing and well Deserv-


ed Compliment.
The lumbermen of Rock Island. and in
fact all over the country are looking for
ward TO year of prosperity. The pros
poets are brighter than they have been
for four years at least, and there is not
lumberman in the Mississippi valley, in
whose predictions more confidence is
based than upon those of Mr.. F. Weyer
hauser of this city. Mr.. Weyerhauser is "a
lumberman of national fame, and having
been reared in the industry. he is thor
oughly acquainted with everything in the
business from the tree before it is cut in
the northern pineries until it comes
oIt of the mill in the shape of
lumber. He can anticipate pref
tJ well from glance at the forests
and the condition of the rivers as spring
approaches. what the lumber crop Of the
season following will yield.
Mr. Weyerhauser's popularity is by
no means confined TO Rock Island, where
he has such extensive interests. He is q
great favorite in the pineiies, and if the
lumbermen had their way he would not
be long in attaining the highest pinnacle
of mans aspirations, as the following
from the Northwestern LuH5efmdR will
show:
Mr.. Weyerhauser is on his annual
tour of inspection among tue lumber
camps and will not return until he
knows within few million of the
amount of logs that have been cut this
winter. Weyerhauser lives at Rock
Island, H., but his lumber interests are
on the Chippewa and ether districts in
this part of Wisconsin. He is an atfa-
bic, jolly, good~natured Dutchman with
head trimming full of shrewdness and
business and is president of the Chip
pewa log pool" besides serving in that
capacity over half dozen more exten-
siye lumber corporations, In which he is
generally the principal stakeholder. He
is immensely wealthy, unostentatious,
temperate, and he knows more about
logging business in one minute than
half dozen heads of the prominent lum-
bermen do in whole year. He is full
of fun and mischief, and when not called
1.-The old man, - is termed as one Of "the
social boys" Ii the vote of the woods
men could elect him president of the
United States, he would have filed his
third term" long ago and could have
been elected TO the fourth if it were al
lowable.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-22


In 1915, as John Mimic had to go up
the Columbia river, he took passage with
an Indian chief who had something of a
retinne. There was sub chief who
looked after things of minor Importance,
and dusky maiden to whom old Pu-Pu
Mox- Mox, who was then great chief and
was destined later to fall in battle in COM
mand of the combined forces of the Inland
Empire, showed very devoted attention.
There were also several slaves, who drove
the canoes with their paddles for motive
power. Somewhere on the grand river,
when among the ranges that tower above
Cape Horn, Mimic noticed that the Indians
acted very singularly and rather suspi-
ciously. They stopped the canoes and
looked down in the water intently. Then
two slaves and sub chief got into the
smaller canoe and started to cross the
river. Suddenly Mimic dropped on it,
and saw what the Indians saw. 1t was
one Of those beautiful transparent days
when the air and water are clear as crys-
tai The sun of autumn either had not
risen SO as TO reach the deep canyon with
its rays or had dropped behind the west
ern heights, Anyway, these heights
were reflected SO perfectly on the surface
of the river that the Indians had watched
the mountain sides as they padded along
The cause of their strange action was
seeing a bear ON high ridge across the
river from them eating berries. The
slaves took fusees across the river to at
tack They climbed the bluff, took aim,
fired, missed and the bear ran away-he
was not hurt All this Mimic saw on
the river surface without straining his
eyes to the mountains summit.-Port-
land Oregouian.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-22

Many people who have accumulated
few hundred or few thousand dollars.
would he grateful to the man who would
tell them how to invest it so that it would
yield sure increase without danger of
loss. 1t is the danger, in fact almost
the certainty of partial if not total loss of
capital that deters people from placing
their Accommodations in nearly every line
of those enterprises known as specula>
tive. ITO speculate" is to many only
another name for to gamble" There
Is. however, one means of making even q
small capital accumulate and bear fruit,
with no chance of loss. Real estate is q
commodity which has always an intrinsic
value; power of producing something
which gives it q price, an impossibility
Of destruction by any misfortune or acct
dent which gives it stability. There
are two ways in which. person
can invest in real estate a small
or large sum: The first by
loaning 10 others portion of its
value, giving to them the power of DOS
sessing what otherwise they could not.
and taking in return q portion of the
product of such property in the form of
interest. To those who are satisfied
with a reasonable income from this in
vestment, this offers the best and safest
way to solve the problem. The other
way is by buying lands with the expecta>
lion of an increase in the value. This
will be affected more or less by circum>
stances, but the certainty of gaining
something, and the possibility of an in>
crease far beyond any obtainable rate of
interest. would tempt anyone who would
season his investment with the flavor of
speculation. Would you learn more of
this? Then call on me at my Office in
the ARGUS block. SAvILLE JOHNSTON.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-22
His Wedding Formula.

Rev. Berry Robinson, colored clergy
man of Fayette, Mo-, is said to use the
following formula when he marries d
couple: THY kingdom come, thy will
be done, on earth as it is done in heaven:
do you so promise me as TO live together
in the holy odency of wedlock as Jacob.
Isaac and Becky? Give us this day our
daily bread. as we forgive our debtors,
and | now pronounce you man and wife.
and lead us not into temptation, and if
there be any man present what objects
why these young couples shall not be
nited in the holy odency of wedlock let
them now forever speak or hold their
peace. for this is the kingdom, and the
power, and the glory, amen"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-22

Isn't this the most womanly bit that
ever was put in print? 1t is from G.
Maville Fenn's Master of Ceremonies. e"
Says one Of the characters who had been
secretly married and whose husband died ::
Whenever / could l used to go up stairs,
lock myself in my room and put on o
little widows cap | had-a very small
one, dear, of white crape-and have q
good cry about poor Louis. 1t was the
only mourning could ever wear for him,
and it was nearly always locked up in the
bottom drawer; but used to carry a bit
of black Grape in my dress pocket and
touch that now and then. New York
Graphic.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-22
CROP CALCULATIONS.
Fosters Predictions for ISs5--It will
be great year for Crops. In Hill

Fosters Predictions for ISs5--It will
be a great year for Crops. In Hill
nois.
Prof. Foster says in. the Burlington
Hasekeye that he has concluded after
careful calculations that Iowa and Hi
nois will in 1887 produce a great crop.
He SAYS: In attitudes where oats can be
sown very early, the warm growing
weather that will occur from April / to
IL viii give the grain such Il healthy
start that it will go through the cool
weather following withoul injury. But
between the 18th and ED of April will
occur such cold weather as to rot the oais
that have not a good growing start
Generally, especially in northern latitudes
it will be better to SOW oats after April
90. Heavy cold rains about April II will
be very unfavorable to grain in the
ground that is not up and growing From
April "a to May "a will be very fine farms
ing weather and warm, except the heavy
storms about May 10 and 16 that may give
too much rain A very bad storm period
willioccur the last week 10 May that will
cause too much rain and iDiure the crops
by washouts. Corn planted early in May
will be less damaged by this bad storm
period than If planted later. 1t is not nee
essary to give details now, but will reit-
crate that farmers will be well repaid for
their work this year. The chances are
very much in favor Of al increased yield
of corn oyer the average of many years
past, and we advise large plant of that
staple crop The general rainfall will
be greatly increased over that of last
year.
The winter of 1878 will be much
more open and mild with plenty of water
for stock and farmers should plant and
SOW with view to what kind Of feed is
best for an open winter. While there
will be some heavy rain or snow falls at
the heavy storm periods of March l. 10
and 81. and heavy rains near the storm
periods of April is, May 16 and the last
week of May, there will be gradual in
crease in the average rainfall throughout
the year. Crops will grow very rapidly
and mature quick. Corn may have q
tendency to remain green until late on
account of August and September rains,
and should be put in the ground the last
of April or first of May.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-22
A DEMONSTRATORS SALE

OF REAL ESTATE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS
Ro,k II and County.
In the County Court Of the February Term. A D.
1887.
Edward Murrin. Administrator Of the estate of
John Murr'n, deceased. VS. Jane Murrin Bridg
ct Cunningham, Michael Murrin. Ann Conweli.
Bridget Murrin. Jane Murrin. John Murrin. Ann
Naturalization tc sell real estate TO paw debts
In pursuance Of an order Of said court made and
entered In said cause on the 2lst day Of February
A. ID. 1887. in said term, notice IL hereby given
that on Tuesday the 22d day Of March. 4. d.
1887. al the hour Of two O'Clock in the afternoon.
at the north Joor Of the court house in tie city Of
Rock Island in said county, the undersigned, Ed
ward Murrin, administrator aforesaid, will sell
at public vendue 10 the highest bidder for cash in
hand the following described premises to wit: Il
lot in the city Of Rock Island county of Rock Isl
and AID state of Illinois, 'front.' Thirty feet on
Twenty first street and extending One Hundred
feet on Third avenue. known sub lot ten (l0)
lock fourteen (l4) in Spencer d Cases addition
TO Rock Island
Dated this s1st day of February. A. d. 1851.
EDW ,RD MURRIN,
Administrator Of the estate of John Murrin, de-
ceased.
P.o'MARA, Atty for administrator
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-22

Narcotics and sedatives murder sleep,
the unnatural stupor is soon followed lay
i'll effects. Simmons liver regulator re
moves the cause of restleSsnesS and Sleep
lessness by regulating the bowels, by
establishing good digestion and by quiet
ing the nerves.
Il have been a great sufferer from
dyspepsia and loss of sleep. As soon as
| feel the least nervous take dose OF
Simmons liver regulator. and sleep all
night" Mrs. r BRYANT, Griswoldville
Ga.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-22

STATE OF ILLINOIS,
County Of Rock Island,
In the County Court, to the March Term, A D.
1887.
To all persons concerned Pubic notice is here
by siven that the undersigned, guardian OF Nellie
E. sweeker and Arthur 3. Swecker minor child
rem of California Navads Sweckcr deceased. has
fled in the Office of the clerk of the county court
OF Rock Island county auQ state of Illinois pc
tition for an order for the sale Of the following
described real estate belonging TO said minors
situate, lying and being in the county of Rock
Island and state Of Illinois, and described fol-
lows, to-wit: The undivided one-eighth t1-S) of
the north one hundred t1O0l acres of the north.
west quarter "a Of section fourteen QD, in
township sixteen u6l, rance five 81 west, and
that said petition will be heard on the first day OF
the said March term, A d 1887. 10 be begun on
the Second Monday of March. A. D., 1887, or as
soon thereafter as counsel may he heard, a, which
time and place you can appear and object to said
petition if you see fit so to do.
Dated February 10th, 1887.
CHARLES H. ST0DDARD,
Guardian Of Nellie L. SweCker and Arthur B.
Swecker, minors.
SWEENEY & WALKER, Sorrs for Petitioner.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-22

The greatest foe of America people i:
consumption; It's victims number many
thousands each year. Physicians and
druggists have at last found a remedy
which they feel justified IN recommend
ing. This is DR.. Bigelow's Cure, which
cures consumption in stages that Other
remedies are of No benefit II cures
coughs, colds, and all throat and lung
diseases speedily aud safely. Price sc
cents and 81, Of druggists
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-22
The Dafy Malt Whisky Co., Rochester, n. !.
4 DMINIsTRAToR's NOTICE.


1he undersigned having been appointed admin
istralor of the estate of Elija1 carter, late Of
the county Of Rock .islandf eiate Of Illinois.
decessed. hereby gives notice that he will ap.
pear before the county court of Rock Isfani
county. at the Office Of the clerk Of said cnnri.
in the city OF Rock leland, st the March term
on the Second Monday in March next. at which
time all persons having claims against said es
tate are notified and requested TO attend for the
purpose of having the same adjusted All persons
ind ebted to said estate are requested TO make Iui
mediate payment TO the undersigned.
Dated this 26th day of January, A. D.. 1887.
CHARLES c. CARTER.
jan 21-d4w Administration